Actually RJ,, yes indeed i do use that stuff. For instance on a crocodile, i augment the muscles on the legs shoulders and neck by a small hole using canned foam to squirt in under the skin, then manipulate it from the outside by using tacks, and carding the hold the proper muscle detail- Which is WAY lighter than doing those in six pounds of clay! ;-)

We used to make many forms at AA when i worked there. Heavy fibergalss forms bolted together then injected with 4 lb density foam. If TOO much foam was injected, those forms would EXPLODE like a grenade! Saw a bolt go through a wall lol!

Ol George, Last of a sub-specie of tortoise now extinct is being mounted by fellow taxidermist George Dante. Will be in the Museum of Nat History soon..RIP ol George. You in good hands.

As a taxidermist, this is one of THE MOST critical jobs one can be tasked with. The preserving of a specie now GONE.. Noooooo pressure there..Along with that it is an absolute HONOR to be the one to do it..

So wrote ol Arlo,, and i FEEL his pain.. I found out that i have just mounted the WRONG BEAR as well as shipping the wrong one off to be dry tanned,, from important new customers. Yes ive been working dang near through the nights to get the piece done,, and its the wrong @$%$@#X! bear..

Mutha of fuggin luvvvvv... I went outside to stand in the lighting cell going off over head in hopes the spirits would see fit for a mercy fry.. Alas, i am back,, but mre cells are coming, theres still hope...

A REPRO Bee hive, complete with honey combs drippin with repro honey! A bear will be sniffing it.

Made by wadding up paper, then surrounding paper with burlap, which held the fix-it-all universal patch compound - of which i sculpted the hive out of as it kicked off. Then painted lightly with a spray bottle and rag. The honey made from 5 minute epoxy gel with wood duck yellow paint mixed in. Nest is bondoed to the tree stub.

I posted that pic on Facebook a while back and quite a few of my more imaginative friends thought it was a live bird. And by "imaginative" I mean stupid. But it's a testament to your work - even had a couple of grownups approach the table quite tentatively yesterday, asking if they were alive, would bite, etc.!!